Austin, the First Black Defense Secretary, Ends His Term

Secretary of defense must perform a ‘delicate dance’ between the president, Congress and the public
Leading the US Defense Department is a massive job, broadly affecting Americans’ security at home and abroad and overseeing ...
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What does the defense secretary do?
During the Obama administration, Farkas was a deputy assistant secretary of defense with a focus on ... is to defend the United States, the American people and U.S. interests.
Defense Secretary Austin’s secrecy around his hospitalizations increased the risks to national security, watchdog says
The secrecy surrounding Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s hospitalizations in late 2023 and early 2024 “increased ...